What happened on February 14

68 documented historical events happened on February 14, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Arauco War: The Mapuche carried out a series of coordinated attacks against Spanish settlements and forts in colonial Chile, beginning a ten-year period of warfare. On the same day, in another year: Native Hawaiians killed the English explorer Captain James Cook as he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 14, including Juan Ponce Enrile, Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Lois Maxwell. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

111 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 14, including Saint Valentine, Cyril and Methodius, Bruno of Querfurt. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

10 observances are celebrated on February 14 around the world: Christian feast day: Cyril and Methodius, patron saints of Europe (Roman Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Eleuchadius, Christian feast day: Manchan, Christian feast day: Valentine (see also Valentine's Day), Christian feast day: Vicente Vilar David, Christian feast day: February 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.